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PRESS FOR TROUSERS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, I918- 1,810,297. PatentedJuly15, 1919.

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CHARLES ROSIER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PRESS FOR TROUSERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed June 29, 1918. Serial No. 242,578.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES ROSIER, a citi- .zen of the Republic ofFrance, residing at practice of methods usually pursued in.

pressing and shaping trousers. A further object of the invention is tominimize the cost of trouser-pressing devices and mechanism and likewisethe expense of pressing and properly shaping trousers.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts whichwill be more fully hereinafter,

described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a garment pressing devicespecially designed for use with trousers and embodying the features ofthe invention, the pedestal of the device being bro-ken away.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the improved device.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the improved device showing the pedestalthereof broken away and the pressing membersheld down in operativeposition relatively to'a pair of trousers.

Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the pressing memberselevated or released from the trousers.

The'device as shown by the drawings and as will be hereinafter specifiedin detail is particularly designed and arranged for pressing trousers,but it will be understood that the same might be employed for pressingother garments, and the improved device is intended to have a generalapplication and is not limited to the precise features of constructionwhich will be hereinafter enumerated but may be varied to adapt the.invention tov various applications within the scope of the appendedclaims.

The nu eral 5 designates a supporting pedestal which may be held by anysuit able form of base that may be portable or stationary, but it ispreferred that the press as a whole be portable. Centrally secured onthe upper end of the pedestal is a board, plate or table 6 of suitabledimensions and material. Mova'bly mounted over the board, plate or table6 are two pressing members 7 preferably of the same length as the board,plate or table 6 but each of materially less width than the latter, themembers 7 in the present instance being disposed to operate on oppositesides of the longitudinal center of the board, plate or table 6. Thepressing members 7 may also be of suitable material and are connectedfor simultaneous movement by cross-straps or bars 9, one adj acent tothe opposite extremities of the pressing members. The straps or bars 9are applied to the upper surfaces of the members 7 and extend across thespace between the inner opposing edges of said members and on theopposite ends of each strap or bar 9 is a fulcrum bracket 10 comprisingupwardly projecting sides or arms 11 with inwardly extending heads 12substantially elliptical in contour and having elongated straight slots13 which extend transversely with relation to the pressing members 7 andthe board, plate or table 6. A clamping lever 14 is operatively mountedbetween each pair of sides or arms 11 of each bracket andprojectingoutwardly from opposite sides of this lever are fulcrum pins or studs 15which loosely or slidably engage the slots 13 of the heads 12, the pinsor studs 15 being located nearer the outer than the inner end of thelever to thereby dispose the longer portion of the lever inwardly overand above each strapor bar 9. The inner extremity of each lever isformed as a handle or grip l6 and the outer end is provided with ahook-like terminal 17 over which is fitted the upper terminal loop 18 ofa spring 19 extending downwardly into a socket 20 in the board, plate ortable 6 at a distance outwardly beyond the outer edge of the adjacentmember 7. There are four of the clamping levers 14 and as many springs19,the springs, as nearly as practical, having a uniform tension on theouter ends of the levers 14. The intermediate portion of each lever 14is provided with a cam 21, the pins or studs 15 forming the eccentricfulcrum means for the cam, and below the said pins or studs 15 the came21 have another pair of pins or stud 22,, the pairs of pins or studs 15'and 22 being in} such spaced relation that the lower pair-"0t pins orstuds will bear against the lower edges of theheads 12 and also againstthe lower portions of the inner curved end edges 23 of said heads.

heads 12, and when the said lower pair of pins or studs are in the seats25, the lever cannot be further forced downwardly and at the same time alocking action ensues in view of the fact that the upper pins 15 shiftlongitudinally in the slots 13 of the heads 12 to the outer ends of saidslots, as clearly illustratedby Fig. 3. The cams do not engage the basemembers of the brackets 10 and the pressure exerted on the members 7 isof a yielding nature, due to the fact that the resistance to the closureof the levers 14 is set up solely by the springs 19. Moreover, thelevers 14 will not become accidentally loose or displaced from fulllocking positions or depressions owing to the shifting movement of thepins 15 in the slots 13 of the heads 12. WVhen the levers 14 arereleased, they areforced upwardly at their inner ends and the pins 15slide inwardly in the" slots 13' until they reach the inner ends of saidslots, as shown by Fig. 3, and at th same time the springs, tending toresume their normal condition, operate to draw the outer ends of thelevers downwardly and raise the pressing members 7.

In pressing a pair of trousers, the legs are brought together with sideseams against side seams and the ends coincident and then drawn smoothlyover the board, plate or table 6 under the pressing members 7, and afterthe trousers have been properly adjusted or placed on the board, plateor table 6, the members 7 are closed or forced against the trouser legsby closing the levers 14, as shown by Figs. 1 and 3. The trousers may beallowed to remainin the press as long as desired or until the legs havebeen properly shaped and all irregular form thereof removed. It will beunderstood that, in the operation of applying the trousers on the board,plate or table 6, the freeends of the trousers may be first securedbyclosing one set of levers 14 before the remammg set of levers areclosed, and that prior to closingthe last set of levers the trouser legsmay be stretched ordrawn taut with sufficient ten s on togive them theproper shape, especially to remove distortion or bagging pro-,

jections' at the knees, andthen the last set of lovers may be secured tohold the trousers in proper shape'as desired and all of the le versremain in locked or closed positions with the pressing members 7 firmlyagainst the trouser legs as long as may be necessary tor'estor'ethetrousers to proper shape.

Among other important advantages of the improved garment press which isespecially adapted for trousers is that it may be operated by any oneand without requiring a particular knowledge of mechanical construction,and, furthermore, the shaping operation may be effected withoutresorting to either dry or moist heat. Moreover, in view of thesimplified structure of the improved press, a large number of the samemaybe installed in each pressing, shop or tailoring establishment tooperate simultaneously on a number of pairs of trousers at one time, or,if desired,'the improved device may be purchased and used by anindividual domestically. As heretofore indicated, it is possible topress other garments by the improved device with the same eflectiven'essas in operating therewith upon trousers.

I- claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class specified, a table, pressing membersdisposed on opp0 site sides of the table and connected torsimu ltaneousoperation and ,providedwith means for always holding them inparallelnected to the outer ends o'fthe lever and table.

3. In a device of the'class'specified, aflat table, spaced pressingmembers extending over the table on opposite sides of the longitudinalcenter of the table and connected at opposite extremities forsimultaneous and uniform operation, a clamping lever at each extremityof each pressing member and having shiftable fulcrum means and stopmeans to limit the closing movement of the lever, and a resilientconnecting device between the outer end of eachlever and the table.

4. In a device of the class specified, a flat table, a pair of spacedpressing members rigid throughout their entire lengths and arranged overthe table on opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the table andprovided with means for always holding them the table and for connectingthem for simultaneous operation, and levers movable transverselyinwardly and outwardly over the 15 members and each having aspring'connected to its outer end and to the table.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ROSIER. Witnesses T. DE WAELE, DAVID L. WOODALL.

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